Something about this Scallion and Coconut Rice with Pork recipe snagged my attention and wouldn’t let it go. But cauliflower is a great low-carb substitute for rice in my opinion, so I made that upgrade happen in my version: Coconut Ginger Cauliflower Pork. The result was a steaming, fragrant, savory bowl of real food deliciousness. I enjoyed it for dinner and again for a late-night snack, but it would be great as an unconventional breakfast, as well. It’s a streamlined, single-skillet preparation and makes quite enough for two.
Coconut Ginger Cauliflower Pork
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Serves: 2
This simple one-skillet dish combines cauliflower and pork with ginger, coconut milk, scallions and black sesame seeds for an easy Asian-inspired dinner.
Ingredients
- 5 large scallions
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 small cauliflower
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J8DT0Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005J8DT0Q&linkCode=as2&tag=grokgrcom-20&linkId=FM6RFLDJ6BKDHTOD”>fish sauce</a><img src=”http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=grokgrcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005J8DT0Q” width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”” style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” />
- 1 2-inch ginger root, peeled
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground pork, and cook a few minutes until beginning to brown.
- Grate the ginger and mince the garlic, add to the pork. Stir in the fish sauce and salt, then cook, stirring frequently, until the meat is no longer pink.
- Roughly chop the cauliflower, coarsely shred in a food processor (or dice manually) then add to the meat mixture.
- Stir in the coconut milk and cook, stirring occasionally) until cauliflower is softened, about 10 minutes.
- Finely chop the scallions, add to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, top with black sesame seeds and enjoy warm.
The Comments
Sarah
That looks so good!
Grok Grub
SarahYou’re definitely helping it look even better. 😉
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zanne
Any substitute for the sesame seeds? can I used peanuts on the top?
Grok Grub
zanneAbsolutely, peanuts or any cashews would work well.
Yuliya
Wow! This looks delicious! I’ll be trying it soon for sure 🙂
Pinned!!
Kym
Yummy. I added a carrot with the cauliflower in the food processor. I also used a bit of soy sauce with the fish sauce. I think any added veg would be great, it’s like fried rice, so mushrooms and peas! I also used crushed dry roasted cashews on top instead of sesame seeds. Thanks
Grok Grub
KymFun! Yum.
Soulsee
I recently started getting meat delivery from butcherbox.com and I had a package of ground pork which I had defrosted…but I had no clue what to do with it. After getting home late from work, I just could not stomach ordering takeout. A quick search of the interwebs for paleo ground pork recipes led me to this. I picked this recipe because it was quick and easy, and I actually had most of the ingredients on hand. I didn’t have scallions or black sesames seeds. I added in some shiitake mushrooms,threw in a couple of handfuls of baby spinach and then topped each serving with a fried egg. Super yum. The recipe was declared a keeper by my husband – who went back for seconds. He ended the meal saying ” I hope you make this again”
I think I will.
Thank you!!!!!
Fresh Planet Flavor
SoulseeFantastic! I should remake this with mushrooms, yummmm.
Katie
Thought this recipe was really good but was just missing another flavor, I ended up using 2 tbsp of green curry paste and a pinch of chili flakes with it and it was to die for. It’s going into the rotation!
Fresh Planet Flavor
KatieThat sounds amazing!
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Chloe
Do you recommend canned coconut milk or the boxed type, which is a bit thinner, I believe?
Fresh Planet Flavor
ChloeCanned coconut milk, for sure!